Sunday Evening Pictures
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[align=center]One of the benifits of joining a model railway club is finding other people with the same interests nearby, some suprisingly nearby,
the club I go to has layouts from N through to G and has a large operating indoor G scale layout built mainly by one member, also I met some one who could make me some wheels for my locos, here are the results of his toil, fantastic running and no more plating problems,
I used the RDC as a test rig and removed the traction tyred wheels,
there was stil ice on the track but no problems running at all.
It was too cold to stay outside for long and then a blizzard started so bck in front of the fire with a glass of Port and some mince pies of course
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the club I go to has layouts from N through to G and has a large operating indoor G scale layout built mainly by one member, also I met some one who could make me some wheels for my locos, here are the results of his toil, fantastic running and no more plating problems,
I used the RDC as a test rig and removed the traction tyred wheels,
there was stil ice on the track but no problems running at all.
It was too cold to stay outside for long and then a blizzard started so bck in front of the fire with a glass of Port and some mince pies of course
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http://www.buffalohistoryworks.com/grain/history/history.htm < Link To Grain Elevators -- History
[align=center]I found this interesting read when I was looking at grain silos, interesting about the way labor and prices were controlled ,
I wanted to find out the diameter of some of these silos to see if I have room to build one out of plastic pipe, anyone any ideas?
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[align=center]I found this interesting read when I was looking at grain silos, interesting about the way labor and prices were controlled ,
I wanted to find out the diameter of some of these silos to see if I have room to build one out of plastic pipe, anyone any ideas?
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[align=center]Rotten cold has knocked me out this week, but I managed to get the RS3 working again, I took it apart to find out why the battery was flat and found the charger panel had melted and the sound card had a hole burnt through it,
I fixed the charger with my own design 20p unit, will do without the sound for now
I also found a pic that amused me, how many times I have done this by accident at an exhibition, its prototypical !
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I fixed the charger with my own design 20p unit, will do without the sound for now
I also found a pic that amused me, how many times I have done this by accident at an exhibition, its prototypical !
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steven large
USA G SCALES OF 30 TO 50S THEMES.ASLO KIT BASHING
awwww spockie....hope rs-3 will come alive!!!..so hw is my ex sw-4 spockie?..post me a fresh picture of sw-4 as i wud loves to see it wot it like now!!!..lol.......
loves tht rs-3 and aslo new york central flat cars...are they from BREAVERCREEK?..
loves tht rs-3 and aslo new york central flat cars...are they from BREAVERCREEK?..
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[align=center]Yep thats the flat from Mike, the sw is at the back of the shelf for now as I not got the time to repaint it yet, but runs well, some day I will get around to finishing the RS3 to NYC cigar band but no hurry,
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whatlep
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Highly variable. In the UK typically 6-8 feet (2-2.5 metres) diameter, but in North America much larger diameters may be used for single (bunker) silos. See this price list for example:MR SPOCK said:
http://www.moylangrainsilos.com/pricelist.htm
Tower silos of the type in your photographs are usually not particularly wide (under 12 feet as a rule of thumb), but can be up to 275 feet high. As a general rule, the greater the diameter, the lower the silo.
steven large
USA G SCALES OF 30 TO 50S THEMES.ASLO KIT BASHING
yes tht why i saw yr photos of flatbed with nyc on the side so i got sw-4 nyc..wink.....need weathering it coz it was brite colour and fresh paint....so needed tone it down when im ready coz it so cold outside........
so u will repaint into new york cigar brands?...sound awesome idea..so this yr i will try to make a silo like u!!!!
so u will repaint into new york cigar brands?...sound awesome idea..so this yr i will try to make a silo like u!!!!
whatlep
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Hi PeteMR SPOCK said:
Just added a bit to my posting as it didn't really address tower silos. We don't have many of them in my part of the UK, but I think they are reasonably common in East Anglia.
You're right about the influence of shipment size on silo capacity requirements. In the UK, sizes are relatively small as the unit of shipment tends to be the 44 tonne truck, so grain movements are spread throughout the harvesting period. In North America, I understand that several railroads insist on only moving complete train loads, which means each storage facility must be larger than is really optimal for farming purposes.
[align=center]I collected my eagerly awaited kit from Mr Maybach yesterday and spaent most of today drooloing over its looks and quality finish, I hope my skills will do the model justice,
I decided on the DRGW loco as I can justify its phantom like appearance on NYC metals,
I also recieved my two bay hoppers from Andre' in Omaha, and they will look well with this loco I think,
I also found a pic of a loco in for repairs with no flanges on its wheels what radius was that intended for ?
Ok I know its waiting for new tyres.
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I decided on the DRGW loco as I can justify its phantom like appearance on NYC metals,
I also recieved my two bay hoppers from Andre' in Omaha, and they will look well with this loco I think,
I also found a pic of a loco in for repairs with no flanges on its wheels what radius was that intended for ?
Ok I know its waiting for new tyres.
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stevedenver
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as for the EMD Aerotrain circa 1958
definitely a continuation of the US trend at the time to have locos mimic automotive styling -same as those e-8s and f-3s-the nose, hoods etc
didnt know NYC had them!
also ran as the city of las vegas for a shortime -plagued with mechanical troubles-at least in the desert
disneyland modeled an early amusment train on this loco and cars as well
definitely a continuation of the US trend at the time to have locos mimic automotive styling -same as those e-8s and f-3s-the nose, hoods etc
didnt know NYC had them!
also ran as the city of las vegas for a shortime -plagued with mechanical troubles-at least in the desert
disneyland modeled an early amusment train on this loco and cars as well
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[align=center]NYC had an Aerotrain set then flogged it off to the Rock ithink, they seemed to have everyones leftovers,there is a part set still in a museum somewhere
The loco on my railway is a kit from forum member Maybach, other members have built these models but I dont know how the link gadget works, its a model of a Krauss Maffie hydraulic loco built in Germany and tested by the Rio Grande and used by the Southern,one was sent to NYC for trials but your right they have very similar lines with the automobile cab
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[align=center]As it was a fantastic day outdoors today I got a lot done,
the incline to the branchline got refixxed and glued, while that was drying I cleared all the last of the branches off the track, I then got my tools out,I wanted to run my newly aquired hoppers from LKYDVL, as they only had one pair of couplings fitted I decided to link them up as a block train,
I made the drawbars from scrap copperclad, and with a few bolts and some washers and lock nut the set works fine , and I saved a bit of dosh as well
the rest of the afternoon was spent testing
I also got the handrails painted yellow on the RS3
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the incline to the branchline got refixxed and glued, while that was drying I cleared all the last of the branches off the track, I then got my tools out,I wanted to run my newly aquired hoppers from LKYDVL, as they only had one pair of couplings fitted I decided to link them up as a block train,
I made the drawbars from scrap copperclad, and with a few bolts and some washers and lock nut the set works fine , and I saved a bit of dosh as well
the rest of the afternoon was spent testing
I also got the handrails painted yellow on the RS3
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